Nicely executed opening drive for the Devils. Milking about 8 minutes off the clock and taking a 7-0 lead.
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Nicely executed opening drive for the Devils. Milking about 8 minutes off the clock and taking a 7-0 lead.
One minute, 3 plays later Nick Miller answers with a 45 yard TD run. 7-7.
GC/Grenta game broadcast link:
http://www.mainstreamnetwork.com/lis...tation=wmna-fm
Nick Miller is AWESOME tho, I bet it turns into Nick Miller vs. GC
GC goes for it on 4th down. Bowen to Vaughn. TD. 14-7
Gretna goes for it on 4th down from around midfield I believe. GC gets the stop to start the 2nd quarter.
I swear the announcer on the feed I am listening to from Gretna sounds like one of the historians from the Civil War series on the History Channel.
Can you tell he is from Gretna ?
Fg gc. 17-7.
Ken Burns baby haha
Gretna gets inside the 10, but GC gets a stop and turn over on downs.
GC runs out the clock. HT GC 17 Gretna 7
Go Devilssssssssssssssssssss!
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Gretna takes the opening drive and gets inside the 10. GC holds. FG Gretna. 17-10.
GC drives down to the 4. GC kicks a FG. 20-10 GC. 50 seconds left in the 3rd.
FG G.C. 20-10. About 50 sec left in the 3rd.
Big pass play by Gretna apparently. 20-17.
GC goes for it again on 4th down. Bowen to Vaughn. TD GC 32 yards. 27-17. 7:47 to go.
Gretna goes for it on 4th down and the pass is incomplete to a wide open receiver. GC takes over on down with about 6 minutes to go.
4th and 5 and GC is stopped at the 10. Turn over on down with 1:12 in the game to go.
Game over GC wins 27-17. Congrats Blue devils
Congrats to Gate City.
Gate City 2010 D2 State Champs. 27-17.
Congrats to GC
Way to go Blue Devils. Now if D1 could figure out how to do that. :(
Congrats Gate City!
grats boys!
Terrific defense, Great job Devils. Congrats to Coach Houseright.
Great Job Guys!!:D
Gate City ran the ball right down Gretna's throats all night, and I loved every second of it. Got some good footage of both the East Mont--Riverheads game as well as the Gate City--Gretna game that I will upload in the near future. Riverheads surprised me with just how talented and tough their running backs were. They didn't have a whole lot of size, but good God those guys were tough runners! They were pretty quick, too. They were definitely a far superior team to East Mont and I'm not sure even Clintwood could have defeated them. I have to say that East Mont's QB was probably the single most impressive player I saw throughout the day, though. One problem I noticed consistently is that his line did not block very well for him. Although both teams put up a great amount of points, the Riverheads defense was often in his face as soon as he received the snap, whereas when Riverheads had the ball, they moved it at will and blocked excellently for their 'backs. I'm actually surprised he put up the stats he did, but he's an absolute stud and one of the best QB's I've seen in a long time at this level. I was far more impressed with him than I was Nick Miller from Gretna.
All in all, just an excellent day for football. Both games were very exciting and even close at spots. I'm just glad Gate City came away with a win. I was fearing we'd see a repeat of 2007 with a far superior Gretna team taking them to the woodshed, but I was presently surprised by the determination and tenacity shown by the Devils. Great job, GC!
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I agree that EM's line didn't block that well, but riverheads was blitzing both a gaps with the inside backers. Center had to pick one and the other ran free. I would think the rb should have blocked the other in a check release fashion but he usually just released.
Chubz: didn't you think Riverheads was bigger than Clintwood? Maybe I was wrong but I thought they were.
I don't know about the size, but man they ran the ball well. When these people were talking about how they had racked up so many yards rushing this year, they weren't messing around. If you want to see some true power-running, look no further than these guys! I'll have to look at the listed heights/weights in the program to see how they compare to Clintwood overall. I could be wrong when I said they didn't seem to have too much size - maybe I just saw it the wrong way.Quote:
Originally Posted by joedirt
congratulations GC Players, Coaches and Fans!!!!
If EM hadn't fumbled, which was the only turnover of the game I think, I am not sure if they wouldn't have pulled within one score. Then there was the kickoff that was recovered by EM that the refs gave to riverheads. I am not sure if they were thinking they had posession or if it was an inadvertant whistle, but EM came up with the ball. A couple of plays and it could have gone either way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chubz
Congrats to Gate City!
It's so good to finally see a state championship come back Region D.